scratching their heads. our cameras were rolling when moss made the claim. how did the room react to what he said? >> well, it was really interesting. you don't have a lot of people agreeing with randy moss now. first of all he's feeling good. last year he took some time off football. he was fishing, watching football. this year he's about to play in the biggest game of the year. he's feeling good about that. he created quite the stir talking for 60 minutes. one question stood out. it was when a reporter asked him, does he think he's the greatest of all time? you have heard a little bit. here's the whole thing. >> now that i'm older, i do think i'm the greatest receiver to ever do it. i don't think numbers stand because, you know, you talk

about this. i think i have had -- this year has been a down year for me statistically. the year before i retired was a down year. then in oakland was a down year. i don't live on numbers. i live on impact, what you're able to do on the field. i think i'm the greatest receiver to play the game. >> quite the buzz from that. i wonder what jerry rice is thinking. you see we have an hour special. 49ers. i'm sure they will touch on that. jerry rice, one receiver that many consider to be the greatest of all time. number one in yards, receptions, touchdowns for a receiver. he said you're judge bid how you impact the game. he said you do it by winning super bowls and he held up his hand. he was wearing a super bowl ring. he won three super bowl titles. randy moss looking for the

first. he said, you have to look at the numbers. he said, i would never say that. john and laura, good advice for you. if someone asks if you're the best morning anchor team in the bay area, say we won't say it. we'll let someone else say it. just go from there. >> not when ahmed fareed is around. >> yes. >> note to the legends, let other people call you the greatest of all time. when while the 49ers count down the days to the big game the fans are just getting warmed up. we caught up with a man. son any got his tickets in the mail yesterday but they didn't come cheap. >> face value is $950. i spent $4900 on this ticket by p itself. yeah, quite a bit. >> like laura says, makes sense. >> lucky. >> he's been a niners fan since he was 10. he has a prediction. he says 49ers win it 31-21.

>> answer this question, john. when it comes to 49ers coverage who's got it better than us? >> nobody. >> we have more reporters in new orleans than any local station. you can see the work in every newscast at nbcbayarea.com. >> laura does it every day in the newsroom before we come out here. >> peps him up. >> psyched up. 6:04. rob is all pumped up to tell us about the weather. >> looking nice at least around the bay area now. clear view across the palace of fine arts to the golden gate bridge. new orleans, a different story. they are starting to see rain coming in. 72 degrees. winds picking up. within the next two to three hours, things are going to get interesting around new orleans. you can see the severe line of thunderstorms pushing across the gulf coast. today, the worst weather they will see around the super bowl festivities going on this week. when the line goes by, things will be nice there on the gulf coast later on as we approach

super bowl sunday. 30s and 40s around the bay area. the east wind in livermore is a sign of things to come. offshore winds help to keep the skies mostly clear. for the coast this means warming temperatures here. breezy this afternoon. temperatures benefitting from that. 12:00, 1:00 in the afternoon, already low to mid 60s around parts of the bay area. tomorrow looks warmer. the numbers climb up into thursday and friday. for the weekend, still nice. a few extra clouds running a little bit cooler headed into saturday and sunday. mike? >> we're looking at the bay bridge with a few more cars lining up at the cash lanes. fast track lanes okay. no meters lights yet. we should see them in five to ten minutes. our speed censor showing a slower drive on the incline.

we had heavier traffic. it sorted itself out. speeds coming down through hayward to union city for the southbound direction of 880. we have slowing here for 580 westbound to the tri valley. a typical drive headed over to 680 into fremont. a live look at fremont shows you the southbound side with the headlights. we are seeing slowing through fremont into nopedis for the southbound commute direction. the south bay with a smooth drive northbound. 101 at the upper right corner. you see slowing from 680 to the airport starting to build in a gradual sense now. southbound 880 as you pass by the construction crew should be

cleared. if you pass by in the next ten minutes you may get slowing clearing the lane and the off ramp. south of 237. back to you. >> mike, thank you. after nearly 30 years of mystery. san francisco police may have a new lead in the disappearance of a 10-year-old boy. his name, kevin collins last seen way back in 1984. just yesterday police serving a search warrant on a home that's just blocks away. "today in the bay" has the latest on the twist. good morning. >> if you have lived in the bay area long enough you remember. in fact, i can remember seeing kevin collins picture on the back of the milk cartons when i was a little girl. when i was enjoying my morning cereal. that's how long ago this happened. he was one of the first missing children to appear on a milk carton. 29 years later and investigators were at this home on the 1100

block of ma sonic avenue yesterday. think drilled through the floor where cadaver dogs picked up a scent and they found bones. the medical examiner says they appear to be animal bones. that's not certain. the bones are undergoing more testing. we are now waiting to hear the results. the dig happened in the vicinity of where kevin collins disappeared. we spoke to his brother who still lives in the bay area. steven collins tells us kevin was on his way home from basketball practice and was last seen at oak and ma sonic. steven says the new lead is good but the family has been through it before. >> gotten our hopes up, gotten

let down. so we are skeptical until something concrete is shown. it would be nice to have the real closure. >> reporter: neighbors say yesterday wasn't the first time investigators have been out here recently. they say the investigation seemed to heat up in december. the people who currently live in this home are not related but the person of interest used to live here in the 80s. police couldry lease a picture. >> a somber anniversary today. the family of missing girl eileen micheloff are marking the 24th year of her disappearance. a walk and prayer service will be held tonight where the 13-year-old was last seen walking home in 1989.

family and supporter wills travel the same path eileen took before she was abducted. the public is invited for the walk starting at wells middle school at 7:00. a church service will be held at st. raymond catholic church. >> it's 6:10 now. coming up an accusation of more drugs in baseball. we'll let you know the bay area link to steroid investigations ahead. >> facebook will be the next company we hear from on a long chain of reports. problems this morning with the american economy. we'll look at it in business news. >> let's take a live look at the 49ers stadium under construction in santa clara. so much work done. we're back in two minutes. first, check out this 49ers flashback. >> over the shoulder catch! bounces away! bounces away again! a spectacular touchdown catch. 51-yard touchdown play.

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welcome back. seven people injured as result of a crash. a new electric tolling system is in place. christine smith is live at the bridge now. she'll have a live report at 6:30. >> it's 6:13 now. time for a quick check of the top stories. a representative from the nra will testify with mark kelly, the husband of former

congresswoman gabrielle giffords who survived a gunshot to the head. >> three area baseball players linked to clinic that sold performance enhancing drugs. this according to a miami newspaper. gio gonzales, melki cabrera and bartola colon all listed on the medical records. >> all 50 dreamliners worldwide have been grounded for two weeks after an ana plane's battery over heated forcing an emergency landing. >> new this morning, signs we could be headed for recession. >> the u.s. economy shrank in the last quarter. scott, a real surprise. >> all over the financial world people are saying, what now? down .1. a small decrease.

gdp wasn't expected to get smaller. let me be specific. we are not talking the number is smaller like slow growth. no growth. negative growth. two quarters of negative growth is a recession. it's a small decrease. almost entirely due to smaller defense spending. halfway to a recession by even such a small margin. that's a real surprise this morning. facebook meanwhile reports its profits this afternoon. facebook has been working hard to solve its problems with mobile. the company stock has been moving steadily upward. just over $30 it's still below the ipo price set last may. the trial that will never end -- apple versus samsung took another twist in san jose federal court when judge lucy koh said she would not increase the penalty against sam sung for copy right infringement. she said there is not enough evidence that samsung willingly infringed on apple design. when you look at the two

companies' tablets side by side it is clear one company copied another. apple on the right, samsung on the left. the jury said this. there is a $1 billion fine but willful means you copied something pretty much with the knowledge that you would be caught, knowing it was illegal. had samsung been found guilty they would have paid $3 billion. john and laura? . sp interesting. >> absolutely. time to check in with rob. a lot of sunshine coming our way. >> up to the sierra. we have been watching the conditions. we'll start with the toyota snow report. brian hager joins us. a look at conditions on the slopes. good morning. >> good morning. conditions are great up here. we have plenty of sunshine. great groomers and things are looking good. another fine day in california skiing. we hope to see you. >> conditions have been b

excellent compared to last year. we look at numbers in the snow report. you can see the squaw valley looks great. groomed. look at the forecast. nothing in your way. a gorgeous time up at squaw valley. at the base, 60 inches up to 88. close to 90 higher up the mountain. groomed conditions and fantastic weather to head up there. that's a look at the toyota tahoe snow report. i want to point out why this is a good ski season. down from december but you have a healthy snow pack in the sierra.

30s and 40s outside. an offshore wind warming up livermore. that's a sign of warmer changes today. changes to put us into the 60s for highs today. close to 70 in santa cruz. you saw the numbers in the sierra. high pressure keeps us clear for the next couple of days. today we go for upper 60s closer to santa cruz. low to mid 60s around san jose. tri valley in the mid 60s. near 60 and the peninsula near 60 and cooling off into the weekend. we'll see the numbers cooling off. still our quest for 60s will continue at least into the beginning of next week and maybe a chance of rain and snow coming

back. >> a quest for 60. we have to get through number six first. looking at 580 and 680. the dublin interchange. a typical flow of traffic. look at this. this is the commute westbound. counter commute eastbound out of the area toward the altima. a new crash around vasco. keep in mind that will add minutes to your drive as you head out for the tri valley. we are looking at the walnut creek interchange. south 680, 242 and walnut creek moving nicely toward that. a drive over to the bay bridge shows you more volume of traffic. not a big issue. ashby showing surface street traffic. here a little red. toll plaza. the metering lights have been

on. quickly filled in past the 880. no incidents for oakland. we have slowing south 880 approaching the toll plaza. here is the westbound commute direction which we can see. smooth drive coming off the peninsula. a bump up for the eastbound direction of traffic flow. the build is on southbound through pal all the. a lot more company here. past willow back into san mateo. the south bay shows a bump in volume. 101 northbound showing slowing up past the 680. 280 interchange. there is volume. you will see slowing up to 880. 87 and 85. back to you. >> thanks so much. 621. a new twist on an old tradition. why the gallons of gatorade that will drench the super bowl winners will be different this

time around. >> right now a live look outside in san francisco. we are back in minutes. first another 49ers flashback. >> into the end zone for the touchdown. almost tastes like one of jack's cereals.

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sfo. looks like traffic on 101. also a live look waiting for the suns arrival over san jose this morning. a really pretty day ahead. we'll check the forecast coming up with with meteorologist rob bayes in for christine this morning. san jose sharks start the season undefeated. sharks are now 6-0 after last night's game against the ducks. sharks trailed 2-1 late in the third. logan couture came through with a game tying goal. final score 3-2. >> sharks looking and feeling good. the super bowl players may notice noets a different taste in the gatorade sunday. pepsi announcing yesterday it is removing a controversial ingredient. bvo has been patented as a flame retardant and it's banned in europe and asia. this ingredient has not been banned by the fda. it's actually used to emulsify flavors in gatorade drinks.

pepsi is now removing this. this is a move in response to complaints from hundreds of thousands of consumers. understandable. >> get this. in new york, jimmy fallon talked about the pros and cons of the super bowl. >> i love his humor. always has a great take. taking a shot at everything from the 49ers slogan to the kardashians. >> pro, the 49ers team slogan is who's got it better than us? nobody. con, baltimore's is that's so ravens. pro, the word 49 hers refers to people in california that dig for gold. con, so does the word kardashian. [ applause ] >> right on point. very funny stuff. i like "that's so ravens." classic. >> let's check the forecast with rob. who's got weather better than us? >> nobody. at least for the next few days.

we're in the 30s and 40s now. a tad breezy in the hill tops throughout the afternoon. look at the result of the offshore breezes. mid 60s in the warmest spots around the bay area today. tomorrow oh we could be close to 70 near the coastline. a few clouds and cooling as we head into super bowl weekend. mike? >> a sig alert, but first with the south bay shot. slowing for 101 starts at tully. slow from 680 to the airport for 101. slowing down there. right around vasco, the earlier crash over to the left lane and a car fire will be a distraction for the westbound commute. look at it coming out. back to you. >> 6:27. still ahead, breaking the silence. secret pain and new sexual abuse charges coming to light just ahead.

>> plus, sledge hammer smash and grab. the bay area jewelry store with people pepper sprayed and stupid. that's ahead. >> there is a change in store for the morning commute. we'll explain ahead in a live report. [ mom ] dear chex cereal,

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this is "today in the bay." >> announcer: from nbc bay area this is "today in the bay." >> good morning to you. it's 6:30. >> i'm john kelly. a good morning to everybody. we have changes for commuters off to the golden great bridge. starting this morning an electric toll being tested. good morning. >> going to drive-thru and not see the toll takers. they have been in play for nearly # 76 years at the golden gate bridge. this morning start it is testing of the all electronic system. today the drivers won't notice much going on.

the system will be up and running. new video shows us when a car passes by a picture of the license plate is generated and mailed to your home. you can pay through an established account or through mail sending the money back in. 70% of drivers use the fast track system already. that's still an option. there will be a cash payment option off side. they will have stations away from the golden gate bridge. this is going to save 19 million dollars for the golden kbaet bridge. this is a test that goes into effect in 60 days. kristy smith, "today in the bay." >> 6:32. police are searching for roberts who strong armed a jewelry store. the suspects targeted the davidson and licht jewelry store before 2:20 yesterday afternoon.

no one was hurt but several watches were stolen. the suspects fled in a black infinity which was driven by a third suspect. >> a bay area man suing the boy scouts of america claiming he was sexually abused by a scout master. the alleged abuse happened when the victim was 14 years old. now the victim is an adult and a veteran of the u.s. coast guard. the lawsuit will be formally announced in san francisco this morning. >> plans to extend the stevens creek trail are on the drawing board and city leaders are asking for your help. a public meeting will be held to discuss possible routes for the new trail. the project is a multi city effort involving sunny vail and mountain view. tonight's meeting starts at 7:00 at the sunny vail grand ballroom. >> rob is in for credit that.

>> san jose and the difference this morning compared to last, we had the high clouds. less high clouds this morning. a sunny start. temperatures going for a running start. we are seeing east winds into livermore. the offshore breezes will be what warms up temperatures today. mostly 60s. near 70 toward thursday and friday. the weekend looks cooler. a few more clouds fill in. rising through the weekend. high pressure to the west. look at the clouds offshore. a big hair dryer in the atmosphere drying things and blowing clouds away from the coast. you can see it off to the west. hour by hour with the cloud cover, not much there. high clouds drifting by and the coast should be mostly sunny.

lunchtime. low 60s around the north bay and south bay topping out in the mid 60s in the warmest places. >> we are looking at the bay bridge. we'll have the backup. 4:00 on a wednesday. there's the toll plaza. the meter lights are on. let me show you west 80. we do have the volume of traffic kicking in now. basically fender to fender as you head through the area. the approach through oakland is okay for 580 and 880 slowing a bit up to the maze as well. you have the traditional slowing made worse by a new crash as you

head down just before a street. a crash clearing to the shoulder. two cars involved. no injuries. there was a slow down and the burst of traffic heading to fremont and the san mateo bridge. more of a problem now as the traffic builds for the dublin interchange and the westbound commute direction. eastbound also not spared. we have a sig alert over to greenville. i told you about the earlier crash and car fire. it's a distraction for the westbound commute. we'll follow this and send it back to you. >> thank you very much. still ahead, a little boy snachd from the school bus and held inside a home made bunker. the tenth stand off as police close in. >> and a brazilian nightclub reduced to rubble after a deadly fire. our look at the after math is just ahead. >> who is the ugliest person on the team? [ laughter ]

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happening now, a tense standoff between a murder suspect and police in alabama. this continues this morning. police in midland city trying to negotiate with the man they say is holding a 6-year-old boy hostage inside a home made

bunker. that man allegedly walked to a school bus yesterday, shot the driver several times and took off. the driver later died in the hospital. >> we have new video of the deadly nightclub fire in brazil. police are releasing never before seen shots of inside the club. at least 24 people died in the fire over the weekend. dozens remain hospitalized. investigators believe a flare used during a band's performance actually caused that blaze. there were 244 people killed in the blaze. >> also new, south korea successfully launched a rocket into space from its own soil. this launch coming as tensions on the korean peninsula grow due to threats by the north koreans to carry out a possible test there. last month north korea launched its own rocket into space. a test many western countries believe was a possible nuclear warhead. >> 6:40.

coming up, what happened to kevin collins. why the answer may be in store to a question a bay area family has been asking for decades. >> and the american economy actually shrank. we'll look at why and what it means coming up. >> who is the most unattractive person on the team? >> you're going to hear the good, bad and the ugly in the 49ers quest for six. a niner gets up b, close and personal with his teammate ahead. >> right now a live look over san francisco. the sun slowly starts to peek upturning the sky blue. we'll be right back in two minutes. first a look at the 49er flashback. >> kaepernick. sets up. will try to run. pick it up. he's got a touchdown. ♪ we were skipping stones and letting go ♪

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all right. let's get back to the 49ers and the quest for six. the 49ers are sharing their experience with the fans. check out this one. tweeted out, o line party. look at that. 49ers ceo jed york. 49ers were with just jealous how swelled up i am. joe montana, joe cool just joined twitter.

very first tweet, riveting. look forward to a great super bowl. he has a way with words. >> hash tag and all. 49ers are back to work at practice. a day after facing the media at the superdome in new orleans. a member of the media handed him a tattoo sleeve. watch him slap it on and show the kaepernick skills. a flex and a kiss of the by flex. >> too flexy! >> for the camera, oh, yeah. >> ahmed fareed covered media day. i hear he stole your mike for a while. >> there was no lady in a wedding dress, batman or spider-man but there was plenty of weird.

the actual colin kaepernick hounded by the media. we had guys in masks, clowns. there was an element of weird but you mentioned it. a lot of reporters trying to get the laughs for that as well as information. larry grant, linebacker of the 49ers, we gave him the mic. he asked these questions. >> who is the ugliest person on the team? >> we have a few. i'll leave it to you. >> i think it's anthony dixon. >> agree. >> who is the most unattractive person on the team? >> anthony dixon without a doubt. >> you heard it.

>> who is the most unattractive person on the team? >> definitely not me. >> i didn't ask was it you. i asked who is it. i have my guess. i said ian williams. >> hmm. >> i don't want to come off as a hater, but -- >> you heard him say ian williams, everybody. >> you know, i thought they all looked fine. tonight on comcast sports net bay area live from the big easy. we have chronicle live at 5:00. one-hour edition of central live at 6:30. one more note. there is a specific reason we gave the microphone to grant. if i asked the question i don't think it would have gone well for me. larry is a guy asking the 49ers the questions. >> let him do the dirty work. >> exactly. thanks so much. >> also from the super bowl, yeah. linebacker ray lewis played 17 seasons for the ravens. he has 41 1/2 sacks for his career.

arguably one of the greatest linebackers to play. guess who his first sack was against? how about jim harbaugh? at that time he was a veteran quarterback for the colts. took him down 26-21. harbaugh and his brother ravens head coach john harbaugh. there is another twist to the family feud of father and son. comcast bay area reports jim harbaugh's son jay is an intern for uncle john over in baltimore. following me? we found the twitter page that belongs to jay harbaugh. e he posted a photo of the team leaving baltimore with the caption "super bowl send-off" best fans in the league. we beg to differ and we think your father would agree with us. >> like a pirate ship. old school there.

facebook diving into the social network's data on who is rooting for which team in the super bowl. basically everybody is rooting for the super bowl 49ers. the red are people cheering for the niners. specks of bluish purple are the few poor misguide souls cheering for the ravens. >> when it comes to 49ers coverage who's got it better than us, boys? >> nobody. not a chance. >> this is where you say "nobody". >> i was sleeping on that one. >> we have more reporters there than any local station. any time online and at nbc bay area.com. who has the cutest dog around? rob. [ barking ] >> cheering it on. the proof here. rob's dog reilly. >> that's amazing.

you can share your photos and videos on our facebook page. nbc bay area. >> that's a rare talent being able to bark without giving up the ball. >> i can't do it. >> practice a few times. >> nice day. barking dogs. across the bay, there's the view from san francisco. look at that. nice clear skies. high clouds off to the east. little different story for our friends in new orleans now. you saw we had rain in new orleans. thunderstorms in the forecast for the first half of the day. 69 degrees today. the worst weather they will see for the week. into the weekend.

enough wind to keep the air quality issues reduced. moderate to good levels of air. high pressure locks in on us. we can have problems with smoke particle pollution. not today. 60s today could be as warm as 70 around santa cruz tomorrow. this is what high pressure does on the satellite view. blocks incoming storms. low clouds away from the coast. dry air aloft means warming temperatures today. low to mid 60s around san jose. upper 60s around the tri valley. numbers in the mid 60s for pleasanton. close to 60 in san francisco. maybe upper 50s, low 60s on the seashore. you will see the numbers jump.

pacifica in the mid 60s in not close to 70 for friday. the weekend, the quest for 60 still looks good. partly cloudy skies. a chance of rain and snow tuesday into wednesday. mike? >> hey, folks. i have to start off with the worst part of my job. i have to report a deadly accident over here. we talked about the crash eastbound at greenville for 580. there was a car fire. reports that someone has died as a result of the crash and car fire. the sig alert is in place causing a big distraction because of the fire and equipment. a couple of hours from what chp says. the eastbound commute. you don't usually see that slow down there. look at the red crawling past the scene. the earlier fire and the investigation continues. they can't even begin to move out of the area. that's holding folks up before they get to vasco.

that's making traffic flow a lot lighter as you get over to the heart of livermore and dublin interchange. we have slowing through pleasanton. that's why it's a disturbance over here through the livermore area. traffic flow southbound 880. we had an earlier crash. that's cleared as you head to hayward. your typical commute. made worst sorting itself out. a typical slow drive at the transition. over the san mateo bridge and on the peninsula. facing the wrong direction. minor injuries as a result of the crash. a smooth flow of traffic.

northbound routes starting to kick in up to the airport a. a typical build. let me show you the live look. this is what you are dealing with as far as lanes. sparsely populated. i have to show you the bay bridge toll plaza. we have a backup and slow down off the east shore freeway. traffic coming off the berkeley curve and the 880 crossing. back to you. >> 6:53. san francisco police may have discovered a missing link in a decades old mystery. the disappearance of kevin collins. the 10-year-old vanished in san francisco back in 1984. this morning there is a new twist in the investigation.

>> san francisco police say a person of interest lived around the 1100 block of masonic avenue. this person used to live here in the 80s. it's been some time. they found bones beneath the garage floor. investigators drilled through to detect the scent. the medical examiner said the bones appear to belong to an animal. we are waiting for the proper testing to be done in order to confirm or deny that notion. this is not the first time detectives have been in this area recently. one woman says officers showed up in december wanting to look into her neighbor's yard. >> you can see out my window

into the backyard. they said there was a homicide investigation about something that happened 20 years ago. >> kevin collins was last seen at oak and masonic on february 10, 1984. that's just a couple of blocks from where we are this morning where the dig happened yesterday. his disappearance gripped the bay area and even gained national attention. he was one of the first missing kids to appear on a milk carton. if you have lived in the bay area for some time, you can remember just like i do seeing kevin's face on the back of milk cartons. it's a story you can never forget. collins would have turned 39 years old. >> it is 6:56.

gun rights activists holding a rally in san francisco to speak against a proposed ban on assault weapons. the western representation political action committee holding a press conference today starting at 10:00. today's rally is a precursor to the national day of resistance with gun rallies taking place february 23. meantime the debate over gun control continues on capitol hill. of course in the wake of the recent shooting massacres in both klt and colorado. this morning the national rifle association and gun control advocates speaking during a senate judiciary hearing. the nra executive wayne la pierre will talk about enforcing existing weapons laws and boosting school security on the other side of the story the husband of former arizona representative gabrielle giffords will testify for stricter legislation.

>> washington will be pointing fingers over the startling news the american economy shrank. >> wow. scott mcgrew, nobody saw it coming. >> this was a big surprise. down .1%, the gdp. a small decrease but gdp wasn't expected to get smaller at all. we're not talking slower growth like a smaller growth number. we are talking no growth. negative growth. two quarters of negative growth is actually a recession. wall street not sure what to make of this. most of it comes out of defense spending. that's still real spending but the dow and nasdaq holding at zero now. you have three big news business headlines. you have the gdp shrinking. facebook reports its profits after the bell and then research in motion finally introduces new phones. that will happen in just a few minutes. the early word on blackberrys is

they are pretty good. is it too late following the iphone? they get started in two minutes. >> thanks for following. >> it's a minute and a half away from 7:00. a final check on the top stories. police in walnut creek now searching for two robbers who stole several rolex watches from a jewelry store. police say one suspect sprayed employees with pepper spray while others smashed display cases and grabbed watches. >> japan's all nipon airways has replaced batteries on the 787 dream liner planes as many as ten times because of past problems. all 50 dream liners worldwide have been grounded for two weeks after an ana plane's battery overheated forcing an emergency landing. >> one final check on the wednesday forecast. rob is here to tell us about it. good morning. >> looking nice. we are seeing temperatures climbing into the 60s this afternoon as we show you outside. a live look at the future home of the 49ers. look how quickly the stadium is coming together. notice the clear skies above. hour by hour, 40s and 50s.

by lunchtime you could eat outside. not bad. low 60s, mid 60s this afternoon. temperatures warming at least through the end of the work week. >> a look at showing you the deadly crash causing the sig alert for eastbound 580. the big distraction causing westbound to jam. a little change to the flow through liverer many. a new crash at hacienda. westbound involving possibly a motorcycle. that will cause more of an issue toward the dublin interchange. back to you. >> thank you for joining us. we'll be back live at 7:25 with with a local news update. >> enjoy the wet wither. see you tomorrow. good morning. breaking news, police rock

intense negotiations with a man who burst on to a school bus, killed the drive and hold a 6 yield boy. we are live at the scene. slammed, the powerful storm system rips through the night knocking out power to thousands. this morning, that threat is far from over. the man behind the manti te'o hoax breaks his silence. >> i want to end it. after everything i have gone through, i finally realized that i just -- >> so why did he do it? his answer, "today," january 30th, 2013. >> announcer: from nbc news, this is "today" with matt lauer and savannah guthrie, live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. and good morning. welcome to "today" on a wednesday morning. i'm matt lauer.